Welcome to Private Self Defence, offering private self defence classes in Leeds, West Yorkshire. My name is Tim Halloran and I’ve had an interest in self defence and martial arts for over 30 years.
My studies originally beginning with Judo at age 8. I later studied Karate before finding Tae kwon do and then Wing Chun Kung Fu at age 19 which I have stuck with since. I also studied Aikido, Iaido, Ninjitsu and some Filipino Martial Arts (Rapid Arnis).
My main reason for studying Martial Arts in the early years was for self defence purposes and I felt Wing Chun kung fu offered one of the best training regimens which could be learned in the shortest possible time.
Chi sau (sticky hands) in particular I realised was an incredible strategy for intuitive learning. It allows you to understand movements and reactions based on hand contact and learned automatic responses through touch.
Bruce Lee even took Chi Sau from Wing Chun for his own style (Jeet Kune Do) because he thought it was so effective.
In my early 20’s I met a stuntman who had worked on James Bond films! I was so inspired by this that I trained to become a stuntman myself and have worked on several films and TV shows. Checkout my IMDB page here.
If you’re interested in organising a self defence training plan, please get in touch using contact page. We can organise classes around your work timetable and create a suitable syllabus according to your needs.
My main focus in my own personal training is Wing Chun Kung Fu. I have over 30 years experience of this style and from two different lineages. I teach on a weekly basis at LeedsIpManWingChun.co.uk in Leeds and Bradford.